St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-08
STRAY sUNBEAMs.


Some of our country newspaper friends
are having any amount of fun over the
GLOBES discovery of the Minnetonka
sea serpent. This has been an I'M
usually dull season for newspaper snake
stories, and only the most enterprising
Journals have been able to corral a
mammoth sized serpent. When the
GLOBE dived beneath the waters of
Minnetonka in search of a sea serpent
it did so with the determination of
catching big one or none at all. Ex-
celSior is the GLOBES motto in what
ever water it casts its news net.
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ELLA WHEELER WILCOX says that
she gives all her earrings to the poor.
Here is the true poet for you. But
when the inside facts are all obtainable
we venture the prediction that her poor
baby will be found to be the largest
beneficiary. There is the true mater
nal instinct for you.
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Two newspaper reporters were re-
Gently killed on the Pennsylvania Cen
trail railroad, and the personal repre-
sentatiyeS of the dead scribes have
brought suits against the railroad COM
pany in each case for $4,000. In the
good old days of free passes it didn't
cost railroad company anything to kill
newspaper reporter.
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The Bostonese expended $4,000 worth
of flowers and a hundred gallons of
liquor on the entertainment given to
Queen KopIoLANI. The dusky-hued
empress Smacked her mouth every time
gallon of the Boston fluid passed her
walnut-stained lips, but she complained
that the flowers lay a little heavy ON her
stomach.
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JOHN DIXON, who lives at Willmar, in
this state, informs the GLOBE that he
was headquarters orderly for Gen.
DODGE in 1868 and witnessed the execu-
ton of young DAVIS, the rebel scout
whose death was referred to in these.
columns some two weeks ago. Mr..
DIXON's statement of the occurrence is
as follows:
DAVIS, the rebel scout, was captured
on the Goth Of November. 1868, by
''CHICKAsAw," scout in the employ of
the Union armies, and was brought to
Gen. DODGE's headquarters. He had in
his possession complete plan of the,
Notifications around Pulaski, correct
statement of the number of guns and the
strength of the Union armies. When
asked by Gen. DODGE where he got his
papers and information the rebel scout
replied that he got them from Capt. Col
MAN. When asked by Gen. DODGE
where GOLDMAN was, young DAVIS re-
piled Il will never betraya friend" He
was cOurt-martialed, sentenced and hung
as heretofore stated. When on the gal
lows Capt. BURNHAM, who had been de-
tailed to Superintend the execution, said
to the condemned man: ''YGu are young
and l don't like to see you hung. Tell
me where to find Captain CoLNIAN and /
will set you free.' The young man
smiled and replied, Captain BURNHAM,
do you think l would betray a friend?
Never. If l had thousand lives
| would die them all before |
would do that" Within two minutes
after speaking these brave words he
was swung off into eternity.
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Mr.. Dixon says that the Captain Coll
MAN here spoken of was repre-
scented to be the commander of a Con-
federate scouting party, and that he it
was who gave young DAVIS the papers
found in his possession with instruc-
tions to take them to Gen. BRAGG. If
that is correct it is still an open ques-
ton whether CoLMAN himself had
sketched the plan of Notifications or
whether he got them from some Federal
officer.
The fiattering vote by which Judge
FREDERICK NELSON was elected last
night to the Office of justice of the peace
is evidence that the council recognizes
the appropriateness of putting lawyers
into judicial offices. Judge NELSON is
popular representative of the Scandina-
Wan element in our city, and his expe-
rience on the municipal court bench
gives him additional qualification for
his new office.
Dakota's New Governor.